世界的な生物多様性保全の優先事項
T M Brooks1, R A Mittermeier, G A B da Fonseca
1Conservation International, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA. t.brooks@conservation.org
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 11, 2006
まとめ
不均等な脅威があるため,生物多様性の保全を優先することは極めて重要です. このレビューは,生物多様性の損失を最小限に抑えるための資金配分を改善するために,その方法と影響を分析する9つのグローバルな優先順位テンプレートを合成しています.
科学分野:
- 保護科学 保護科学 保護科学
- 生物多様性管理とは,生物多様性の管理です.
- システム的な保全計画
背景:
- 生物多様性の脅威と位置は,世界的に不均等に分布しています.
- 効果的な保全には,生物多様性の損失を最小限に抑えるための戦略的優先順位付けが必要です.
- 最近,数多くのグローバルな生物多様性優先度テンプレートが提案されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 9つのグローバルな生物多様性優先順位のテンプレートを見直し,合成する.
- これらのテンプレートの概念,方法,結果,影響,課題を分析する.
- 保護資金の配分における理解と効率を改善する.
主な方法:
- 過去10年に提案された9つのグローバルな生物多様性優先順位のテンプレートのレビュー.
- 体系的な保全計画における不可替わり性/脆弱性枠組みにおける分析.
- テンプレートの分類は,反応的 (高い脆弱性) と主動的 (低い脆弱性) のアプローチに基づいています.
主要な成果:
- ほとんどの見直されたテンプレートは,高度に置き換えられない地域を優先しています.
- 一部の優先順位のテンプレートは反応性があり,脆弱性の高い領域に焦点を当てています.
- 他のテンプレートは積極的で,脆弱性が低い領域を強調しています.
結論:
- 優先順位付けのアプローチの包括的な理解が必要です.
- 改善された理解は,保全資金のより効率的な配分につながる可能性があります.
- この合成は,世界の生物多様性保全の取り組みの有効性を高めることを目的としています.
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